Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Band 2,2): Town houses in Knossos of the new era and restored West Palace Section (London, 1928)

'THE GRAND PIANO'

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dowel holes for woodwork (in foreground of Fig. 367). It lies close to the
course of the ascending line of paved causeway, and it seems possible that
it belonged to some arched entrance on an original border-line of the outer
Court on that side.

The corner of the ' Treasure House' referred to, as finally enlarged,

Fig. 367. Gypsum Block, apparently of Arched Entrance, called 'The Grand Piano '.
North-West ' Buttress ' and Foundation of Palace Walls in Background.

approaches so near to the angle of the North-West Palace bay that only
a passage of three and a half metres was left, exactly corresponding with the
original width of the paved way where it entered the ' Theatral Area '.

Massive Foundation Block or Buttress.

The pavement of the road, which has entirely disappeared at this
point, must have here been partly overlaid on a solid rectangular block
of foundations jutting forward from the line of the Palace wall. This
was composed of large limestone blocks (Fig. 367), and was at first thought
to indicate an original extension North of the facade of the Palace on this
side. It doubtless incidentally fulfilled a very useful function of buttress

Paved
passage-
way to
West
Court.

Massive
founda-
tion block
at N.W.
Palace
Anide.